The Peluso Presents Podcast

This is it, after 10 years of blogging and podcasting, I'm ending my regular posts and shows.  This episodes Post of the Week is all about why I'm saying goodbye, at least for now.  

In my last big idea podcast, I discuss a solution to cure many of the evils of the corporate machine. It all boils down to corporate governance.  I posit a simple thesis:  If a company's decisions af…

An article on retirement planning with a twist got me thinking about the challenges in my own retirement.  What happens when your Go-Go isn't on the same timeline as everyone else?  Does it become a …

A trip to take my daughter to a Bounce House reminded me that when the MBA's take over a business, it always results in worse service and higher costs all in the quest for more and more money.  So wh…

Some students really want to learn.  Most don't.  They just want to get through.  But if learning is going to make your life better, then why isn't there the desire to do it? That's the question we e…

I had to teach a class with an instructor who did the least amount of work possible.  Then I had to teach that same class with an instructor who did everything imaginable to make the course a truly e…

Here it is, the Top 5 best Post's of the Week for 2024.  This is a bittersweet Top 5 as it's the last one we are going to publish.  Thankfully it's got a great series of articles for you to listen to…

Unwined was amazing.  It was a great little wine shop in the middle of nowhere, but more importantly it was the template for a perfect retirement lifestyle.  

Parenting is hard.  Parenting is even harder when you have a kid who makes poor choices.  Then what amounts to the entire legal system rests on the parents shoulders.  Wouldn't it be great if there w…

There is a double standard in the world, and it only affects women.  They can't be who they are naturally in the professional environment because some parts of the population can't deal with it.  Thi…

The North Carolina Lottery went a step too far in my opinion when they introduced what is essentially slot machines in their app that you play with real money.  I understand why they did it, but I th…

The world is going crazy for Royal Caribbeans new Icon class ships.  I look at them and think 'Meh'.  Why?  It's not a bad ship, it's just not special.  They did what was easy, not what was truly imp…

There are 80 year cycles in the world and it's hard for the average person to see them.  If we did see them, and we knew where we were in that cycle, could our lives get better?  That's the thesis fo…

I thought I was going on the longest and greatest vacation of my life.  Then I got there and I learned first hand that the biggest and best vacation for an average American is NOTHING compared to vac…

Entitlement can destroy lives.  This show is the story of two people I was close with, and I got to witness how their sense of entitlement destroyed their lives and kept them from experiencing hapine…

It's interesting on how your perspective can change when you try something new.  For 20+ years of travel I avoided the overpriced drink package, then I had it.  And then I realized the cruise lines w…

Have you ever felt like you were the outsider at work?  Have you ever been part of the inside group, the group that was highly effective and made things happen?  Cliques aren't just in High School, t…

We lost our dog Tripp.  He was a great dog.  His passing got me thinking about our relationship to our Pets.  This show is all about that relationship

If a major life event happens and you have the opportunity to relocate, then why move somewhere where there are people you don't like?  Why not move somewhere amazing to restart your life?  Why just …